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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 87076

This laboratory service identifies a specific type of bacteria that grows only in the absence of oxygen, after it has already been isolated from a sample taken from the body. Extra testing steps are used to pin down exactly which anaerobic organism is present, which helps guide antibiotic choice. It is typically performed as a follow-up step after an initial culture shows bacterial growth.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing cost?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $10.47 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.08$4.79 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.47$7.94 to $17.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $30Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $10professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.02
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$14.79

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Louisiana· 23rd of 51

$8.51

VT $33.88MD $6.03

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.